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Monet at Giverny
Caroline Holmes
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Description for Monet at Giverny
hardcover. Using contemporary correspondence and plant catalogues, this book provides a visual exploration of the gardens at Giverny where Monet celebrated his passion for painting and plants. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 Colour. BIC Classification: ACVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 249 x 22. Weight in Grams: 966. Good clean copy, with light nicks and tears to dust jacket
Claude Monet spent the last 43 years of his long life at Giverny, creating the paintings and gardens for which he is now revered.From the standpoint of his garden this book considers the controlling intelligence behind both landscape and art, and the influences that shaped Monet's life and vision. It is divided into three sections: The Man, The Garden, and The Paintings. The artist is shown as a consummate plants man who composed his gardens with an Impressionist's care for color and form, re-interpreting its motifs in paintings of power and abstraction. Drawing upon the voices of Monet and his ... Read more
Claude Monet spent the last 43 years of his long life at Giverny, creating the paintings and gardens for which he is now revered.From the standpoint of his garden this book considers the controlling intelligence behind both landscape and art, and the influences that shaped Monet's life and vision. It is divided into three sections: The Man, The Garden, and The Paintings. The artist is shown as a consummate plants man who composed his gardens with an Impressionist's care for color and form, re-interpreting its motifs in paintings of power and abstraction. Drawing upon the voices of Monet and his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Garden Art Press London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781870673747
SKU
KMO0001265
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Monet at Giverny
The production of this book meets the high standards of the Antique Collectors' Club, with clear and sharp images and an excellent binding. If you do not have the original of this volume, this new version should be part of your library. - Chicago Botanic Garden